The Codice Fiscale (C.F.) is a unique code used for identification in all dealings with Italian public administration and entities.<\/p>\n
Foreign citizens not resident in Italy may apply for a Tax ID Code in the following ways:<\/p>\n
1)Through the Italian Consular Office competent for their place of residence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The tax ID code can be requested by a foreign citizen from the Italian Consular Office competent for their place of residence only<\/u><\/strong> in cases where the Tax ID Code is necessary for procedures to be carried out online and\/or for which the foreigner is unable to delegate a representative<\/strong> to apply to the Revenue Agency: in such cases, the Consular Office will forward the request to the Revenue Agency in Italy. Please contact the Consular Chancery at the email address consolare.lubiana@esteri.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n The request for a Tax ID Code, to be made by filling out the appropriate form<\/strong>, must be submitted together with a copy of an identity document<\/strong> and a statement of reason<\/strong> for the request.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2)Through a special power of attorney<\/strong> by which a person is delegated to submit the Tax ID Code request form directly to the Revenue Agency offices<\/strong> located within Italian territory, pursuant to Art. 1 of the implementing Ministerial Decree of 17 May 2001, no. 281.<\/p>\n The addresses of the Revenue Agency offices can be found on the website www.agenziaentrate.it.<\/p>\n For the legalisation of foreign documents: Legalizzazione documenti \u2013 Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3)Directly at the Revenue Agency offices located within Italian territory<\/strong>, once you have entered the country.<\/p>\n For further details, it is recommended to consult the Revenue Agency’s “Mini Guide to the Tax ID Code for Foreigners,” available in various languages on the website: L’Agenzia – Mini guida codice fiscale per stranieri – Agenzia delle Entrate<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In particular:<\/strong><\/p>\n EU citizens intending to stay in Italy<\/strong> may request a tax ID code by submitting form AA4\/8 to a territorial office of the Italian Revenue Agency. The request must be motivated and accompanied by a valid identification document (passport or identity card valid for travel abroad).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Citizens of non-EU countries who intend to stay in Italy\u00a0<\/strong>are assigned the Tax Code:<\/p>\n \u2013 by the Single Immigration Desk (Sportello Unico dell\u2019Immigrazione)<\/em>, present in each Prefecture and responsible for issuing entry clearance (nulla osta<\/em>) to foreign citizens who apply for a residence permit for employment or family reunification;<\/p>\n \u2013 by the Police Headquarters (Questura<\/em>), State Police office, for foreign citizens who apply for other types of residence permits.<\/p>\n Foreign citizens requiring a tax ID code to initiate legal proceedings in Italy<\/strong> may include the power to request the C.F. from any Revenue Agency office among the proxies granted to their lawyer; the addresses of the Revenue Agency offices can be found on the website www.agenziaentrate.it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Study purposes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Foreign nationals arriving in Italy for study purposes and staying for less than 90 days may apply for a Tax Code at any office of the Revenue Agency.<\/p>\n Foreign nationals arriving in Italy for study purposes and staying for more than 90 days shall first apply for a residence permit at the Police Headquarters (Questura<\/em>) and will receive their Tax Code at that stage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instructions and forms in Italian: Schede \u2013 Codice Fiscale e Tessera Sanitaria \u2013 Modello e istruzioni \u2013 Agenzia delle Entrate<\/a><\/p>\n Instructions and forms in English: Schede \u2013 Forms (versione in inglese) \u2013 Agenzia delle Entrate<\/a><\/p>\n Instructions and forms in Slovenian: Schede \u2013 Obrazci (versione in sloveno) \u2013 Agenzia delle Entrate<\/a><\/p>\n